Recent content by Swatdep

Oh boy, here we go. I own nine Springfield handguns and rifles. I have a Saint Victor riding in my gun rack to my right as I write this, so your thinly veiled implication that I joined just to trash this gun or this company is nonsense. I joined because my entire agency is looking at going to...

Malfunctions out of the box and needing to replace parts isn’t illustrative of a quality product. I personally had a lot of problems with the T and E models I was sent. Many stoppages mag issues. I have been running 2011’s in competition and on duty for years so the operator error narrative is...

There’s dozens of 2011’s on the market. Making one cheaper than most other manufacturers isn’t revolutionary. For 1500 bucks, the hun should come out of the box ready to go.

There shouldn’t be widespread issues coming from the factory that have to be made right.

You’re the exception not the norm. My department bought three and all three have had extensive issues in our testing. This is the problem with Springfield. They fire out products and let the early end users find the problems rather than iron them out themselves. I couldn’t get through three mags...

That’s pretty standard for the 2011 platform. The owners manual says so. It’s one of the trade offs for this platform. Having said that, it’s hardly a torture test if you are constantly cleaning the gun and replacing parts.

Why would you not trust the guy trying to sell you a gun? We ordered three and they have been a mess.

I can confirm they aren’t ready for prime time yet. My office ordered three to TandE and they weren’t very impressive. We put them in the hands of multiple shooters and put probably 500 rounds through each at this point. We have had dozens of malfunctions with each. Some shooters couldn’t get...

In what way?

9mm is the industry standard for duty carry and self defense. 10mm and 45 are novelty rounds in 2023. You’re gonna wait a long time of this is what you are waiting for.

This is hardly a torture test. Torture tests typically include minimal maintenance in the form of occasional lubrication. When you are doing routine cleaning and replacing parts halfway through, you are just shooting the gun like a normal person in a compressed time period.